The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-29
AT WAR.
Hungarian and Russian Miners Fight at
Hibetnia, N. J.

Hungarian and Russian Miners Fight at
Hibetnia, N. J.
New York, Dec 2s.-There was peace
in Hibernia until three months ago. Then
the Russians came and brought war. Hi
hernia is a mining tow OF about LOO
souls, at the iootof three hills in Morris
county, N. j.. It's a desolate region, and
except rocks add scrub oak trees il has
nothing 10 boaa ohbut magnetic iron ore.
Seven hundred men ARE employed in the
mines OF the town. Nearly one-third
OF them are Hulgarians and Russians.
Until September these two classes OF the
toilers worked side BY side in harmony.
Their wages werc put up to 81 80 q day,
and some Russian miners who had lost
their job in Pennsylvania am to Hiber-
mia and began 10 make trouble. The Hun
garians were forced to lodge by themselves.
Tho Russians also went into huts by them
selves. This little International difficulty
broke out into q battle on Monday after
noon. Everybody was celebrating Christ
mas. There were six Elungarians IN n
party In John G. Hasslin's saloon, at the
northern end OF the village, and three
times during the morning they had been
assaulted by a squad Of twenty Russians.
Both armies were drunk. Women hardly
dared to go out on the public road.
At $3.50 o'clock pm. the Russians moved
in force upon the Hungarians In llasslin's
saloon. They had stones in their pockets,
and hourishcd clubs, shovels, bottles and
knives. Constable AMI Waer saw them
march up TO Hlasslin's front door. He ran
TO the kitchen entrance and warned the
proprietor Ilasslin is old and crippled,
and he called 10 his son for help. The
Russians had battered in the front door,
and, though the first intruders were fright
ened out, the gang behind them forced the
door again. Then there was n rally by the
Hungarians, and tho whole crowd was
o out on tho roadway. The Russians
used their knives and stones and shoyels
and clubs for all they were worth. The
Hungarians were not awed, but they
seized some Of the weapons Of their antag-
onisls and fought them down the road foot
by foot. Both sides yelled for reinforce
ments. No Russians responded, but some
Hungarians came FROM the upper hibcrnia
hill, and then slowly the ~llungarians
drove their enemies down the village road.
After being driven slowly back for a quar-
- ~ hllNt hie hu0HldlS hSdAicItu Hilu
ran.
The face Of every man in the battle was
battered and bloody. One OF the Hun
g%arians, John Magyour, was found stabbed
in tho back under the shoulder blade.
Another Hungarian, Majk Parcely, had
his left arm cut open from the shoulder To-
the elbow. Majk Kiajnak, a Russian, was
reported as having u fractured skull. An
drew Magyour received, n Is thought, his
death wounds. lie was carried from the
road suffering from u stab in the back
three inches long and very deep. On the
back Of his head, just above the left ear.
his scalp had been cut open with a heavy
bottle. Dr. Robert Lumsden, of Rocka.
way, says there is little hope Of saving his
life.
John Sutyok aud his brother Michael.
the Russian leader, were accused Of having
stabbed Mngyour. John and one other OF
tho Russians ran away from llibcrnia on
Monday night, Michael could not be-
found until Yesterday, when Constable
Wacr arrested him. Others Of the rioters
will be arrested today.